Malaysia 2026: A Year Full of Festivals and Events
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia is entering 2026 with great expectations. As part of the Visit Malaysia Year, the country invites visitors to a colorful and multifaceted celebration of cultures that brings together traditional ceremonies, music festivals, major sporting highlights, and … Continue reading Malaysia 2026: A Year Full of Festivals and Events
Malaysia: ASEAN’s Second-Fastest Growing Economy ?
KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia is now set to become the second-fastest-growing economy among the ten members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 2025, trailing only Vietnam, after a series of upward revisions to gross domestic product (GDP) … Continue reading Malaysia: ASEAN’s Second-Fastest Growing Economy ?
China and the New ASEAN Fruit Economy
BANGKOK/KUALA LUMPUR  –  As China’s middle class continues its rapid expansion, one Southeast Asian export has become an unexpected symbol of shifting regional power: the durian. Once celebrated primarily within Southeast Asia, the pungent fruit has become a luxury commodity … Continue reading China and the New ASEAN Fruit Economy
The New Rare Earth Rush in Southeast Asia
BANGKOK / KUALA LUMPUR — Beneath Southeast Asia’s ancient rainforest-clad hills, where river systems sustain millions and extraordinary biodiversity endures, lies a treasure of value to modern superpowers: rare-earth elements (REEs). Minerals like neodymium, dysprosium and yttrium power everything from … Continue reading The New Rare Earth Rush in Southeast Asia
World Leaders Gather in Kuala Lumpur for ASEAN Summit
KUALA LUMPUR — Leaders from across the globe have converged on the Malaysian capital ahead of the opening of the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit and its related meetings, officially beginning Sunday at the Kuala Lumpur Convention … Continue reading World Leaders Gather in Kuala Lumpur for ASEAN Summit